Scientific Nature of Geomorphology

Edited by B.L. Rhoads und C.E. Thorn
All rights reserved; © 1996 by John Whiley & Sons Ltd.

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Preface

Philosophical Issues

Chapter 1: The Methodological Roles of Theory in Science (by Harold I. Brown)

Chapter 2: Observation in Geomorphology (by Bruce L. Rhoads and Colin E. Thorn)

Chapter 3: Hypotheses and Geomorphological Reasoning (by Victor R. Baker)

Chapter 4: Fashion in Geomorphology (by Douglas J. Sherman)

Chapter 5: Toward a Philosophy of Geomorphology (by Bruce L. Rhoads and Colin E. Thorn)

Methodological Issues

Chapter 6: Space, Time and the Mountain: How Do We Order What We See? (by Michael Church)

Chapter 7: Samples and Cases: Generalisation and Explanation in Geomorphology (by Keith Richards)

Chapter 8: Climatic Hypotheses of Alluvial-fan Evolution in Death Valley Are Not Testable (by Ronald I. Dorn)

Chapter 9: Physical Modelling in Fluvial Geomorphology: Principles, Applications and Unresolved Issues (by Jeff Peakall, Philip J. Ashworth, and James L. Best)

Modeling: Prospects and Problems

Chapter 10: A Role for Theoretical Models in Geomorphology? (by Michael J. Kirkby)

Chapter 11: Physically Based Modelling and the Analysis of Landscape Development (by Deborah S.L. Lawrence)

Chapter 12: Equifinality and Uncertainty in Geomorphological Modelling (by Keith Beven)

Chapter 13: Deterministic Complexity, Explanation, and Predictability in Geomorphic Systems (by Jonathan Phillips)

Chapter 14: Limitations on Predictive Modeling in Geomorphology (by Peter K. Haff)

Interdisciplinary and Intrasdisciplinary Contexts

Chapter 15: Derivation and Innovation in Improper Geology, aka Geomorphology (by C. Rowland Twidale)

Chapter 16: Geomorphology, Geography, and Science (by Bernard 0. Bauer)

Chapter 17: The Evolution of Geomorphology, Ecology, and Other Composite Sciences (by Waite R. Osterkamp and Cliff R. Hupp)

Chapter 18: Geomorphology and Policy for Restoration of Impounded American Rivers: What is 'Natural?' (by William L. Graf)

Index